This is a recording of Wesley Fryer’s presentation “iPhoneography and Smartphone Photography” at the Learning 2.011 Conference in Shanghai on September 9, 2011. Referenced links and apps are listed on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/iphoneography.
This is an audio podcast of Sheldon Bradshaw‘s presentation, “Here Come the iPads – Now What? iPad Deployment” at the Learning 2.011 Conference in Shanghai on September 9, 2011. Sheldon is the edtech guru at the Western Academy of Beijing. This session focused on all the things Sheldon wished someone had talked to him about / challenged him to think about before their school purchased carts of iPads to use as shared resources for elementary students at his international school in China. My text notes from this session are also available.
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer’s presentation, “Smart Networks,” at the the 14th Annual August Institute, “Technology Runs Through It”conference at the University of Montana in Missoula. (This session title was originally suggested as “Lies Your Tech Director Told Me,” but “Smart Networks” was the final approved title.” Presentation slides are available on SlideShare. The official conference “blurb” for this session was: Strategies to support a web-based learning environment such as filtering, infrastructure, bandwidth and safety issues. What are the considerations needed to write policy and acceptable use guidelines that support a web based – web 2.0 learning environment? Policy and recommendations for using handhelds and social networking in the k-12 learning environments from an administration perspective. Check out Wesley’s eBook “Playing with Media: Simple ideas for Powerful Sharing.”
This presentation was shared by Jason Neiffer at at the 2011 Educational Technology Conference, Building Human Connections in a Digital World, in Missoula, Montana. Jason described the K-12 online learning landscape in Montana. The various online learning models utilized by the MTDA, the technology tools involved and opportunities for both teachers and students were also discussed.Session slides and resources are available on www.workshophandouts.com/etcmtda2011. Follow Jason on Twitter on@neiffer. Text notes from this session are also available.
This podcast is a recording of Carolyn Foote’s presentation, “Oodles of eBooks,” at the TCEA Area 7 Educational Technology Conference in White Oak, Texas, on June 10, 2011. As a public school librarian, Carolyn discussed how she is integrating eBooks into her library and helping both students and teachers utilize eBooks to support learning. Referenced resources from this session are available on Carolyn’s wiki, including the Prezi presentation she used. Carolyn’s blog is “Not So Distant Future: technology, libraries, and schools.”
This is a podcast recording of Randy Rodgers’ presentation, “Unleashing Creativity: Web 2.0 Tools for Creativity and Innovation” at the TCEA Area 7 Educational Technology Conference in White Oak, Texas, on June 10, 2011. The official session description was: Leave this session with a wide range of online resources to help promote that often-neglected 21st century skill: creativity. Learn about tools for creating visual arts, architectural design, music, and more. Follow Randy on Twitter @rrodgers. Referenced resources are located on Randy’s Livebinders document.
This podcast was a presentation by Dyane Smokorowski at the MACE Conference in Manhattan, Kansas, on March 3, 2011. Dyane was the 2011 spotlight speaker at the conference, and the title of this session was, “21st Century Classrooms: What does it take to Start?” Dyane’s bio in the conference program was: Dyane Smokorowski is currently an 8th grade Language Arts Teacher and Technology Trainer for USD 385 Andover Public Schools in south central Kansas. As a current Intel® Teach Senior Trainer, Dyane has helped lead her district, along with many others across the country, into opening new avenues of technology integration, staff development, and project based learning. Her expertise focuses on designing Internet based projects for students, locating Internet resources that enrich classroom instruction, and global collaborative projects. Identified as 2009 NSBA 20 to Watch Educator, Dyane has presented at multiple NSBA T+L and NECC conferences along with several Kansas State Technology and Professional Development Symposiums. [end of bio] Follow Dyane on Twitter @Mrs_Smoke. Some of the resources shared by Dyane in this session are linked from tinyurl.com/macesmoke.
This podcast is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer’s opening keynote address at the 2011 TechForum in Chicago, Illinois. (The actual location of the Techforum was in Lincolnshire, IL, just north of Chicago.) The title of Wesley’s presentation was, “Leading Schools with Digital Vision in a Bubblesheet World.” Referenced videos and other resources from the presentation are available on Wesley’s wiki.
This is the second of a two part recording made on April 25, 2011, of Wesley Fryer’s presentation for faculty and staff at Western Oklahoma State College, “Using Copyright-friendly Images Effectively in Presentations.” Referenced resources are available on the presentation wiki as well astalkwithmedia.com.
This is the first of a two part recording made on April 25, 2011, of Wesley Fryer’s presentation for faculty and staff at Western Oklahoma State College, “Using Copyright-friendly Images Effectively in Presentations.” Referenced resources are available on the presentation wiki as well as talkwithmedia.com.